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By Kevin M. Kelly, General Motors The rapid pace of development in autonomous vehicle technology is capturing headlines every day. The speed at which the technology is advancing surprises even the most ardent of technology watchers. But two questions that seem to be lost in all the tech frenzy is why this technology is important… Read More GM: Autonomous Vehicles: An Investment in Safety

By Dave Famolari, Director, Verizon Ventures Forty years ago, a small group of researchers at Stanford Research Institute laid down the foundational principles that underpin what is now the Internet. In agreeing to build a modular, robust, and highly extensible end-to-end network, this team could not have appreciated the enormous economic engine they were about… Read More Verizon Ventures: Building a Platform for Drones to Take-Off

Welcome to the final issue of the NVCA Connection for 2016! The theme for this issue of The Connection is cybersecurity and we have a host of very interesting articles covering many aspects of the cybersecurity ecosystem. As we all know, security concerns continue to grow as we hear about hacking attacks and other misdeeds… Read More Welcome to the December 2016 Issue: The Cybersecurity Ecosystem

By Teresa Shea, Executive Vice President and Director of Cyber Reboot at In-Q-Tel 2016 was another banner year for cyber security, due heavily to the dizzying number of attacks and data breaches. As is custom at the end of a year, let’s recap some of what we’ve learned and experienced: The Internal Revenue Service reported… Read More Rebalancing the Cyber Equation

By Robert R. Ackerman Jr. If you want to get a sense of the size and significance of the U.S. cybersecurity ecosystem in one location, a must-visit is the National Business Park at Fort Meade in Maryland. It is highly impressive and may someday serve as a stellar example of an effective new way to… Read More Building a New Cybersecurity Startup Platform: DataTribe